Category Archives for "Purpose"

Work hard. Know your strengths. Stick to your game plan. Be patient. Never give up. These are all things that Steven Bradbury played out in 2002 and came home as the most unlikely winner of a gold medal. Not just any gold medal, but Australia’s first ever Winter Olympics Gold Medal. This race was memorable for me […]

I’m 50 years old. I am still young at heart. I still have goals, dreams and things I am passionate about (hint – PURPOSE). I have the internet. This is the the most exciting time of my life. Oh and I still have lots of time… What would you get if you used the following […]

I have often heard leaders say “Trail-blazers end up with arrows in their backs!” This is probably true, but I like to say it like this: “Trail-blazers may end up with arrows in their backs, but they get the trail named after them!” a Clarism Look at the header picture of this article. Is this […]

Leadership is broken and the concept of Human Resources is part of the problem, not the solution. Sorry HR people 🙁 what follows is a bit of a rant. There are more factors in the landscape than these, I know…. but let’s summarize just a few points. We are spending billions of dollars on developing […]

As I get to the end of writing my book SIMPLIFIED: Leadership Is Simple. You Lead People., I have been reflecting on some of the people who helped me become who I am today. Who are the inspirations in my journey to lead different? Some of the most amazing leaders in the world today, probably […]

Ok, let me be clear, I didn’t write the excerpt that follows. I don’t even know who did. It was sent to me by a friend with no nom du plume on it. I am sharing it though, because I friggin love this shit! This level of thinking and visioning is what I encourage every leader […]

The more you lead performance, the less you need to manage performance. This week I have been having this conversation quite regularly with leaders. Many of them are now seeing with the economic contraction that their team’s performance or lack thereof is becoming more noticeable. A few have resorted to making roles redundant as their […]

We have never had a time of more educated leaders than we do today, yet the need for great leaders is getting bigger. How can this be? The leadership gap is widening, not reducing. The percentage of disengaged employees is increasing, not reducing The percentage of disengaged leaders is increasing, not reducing Culture & engagement remain the […]

I truly believe that leadership is simple. You lead people Yet for some reason we complicate it? If you go the very fundamentals of leadership, you lead people. People want three key things from an organisation or business. Something to believe in Someone to believe in Someone to believe in them So your job description as […]

What the heck is guided transformation you ask? To me it is the next phase after creating a customer experience. It’s about getting the customer to fall in love with your brand/business. Customer experience is now the price of entry, not the game changer. Guided transformation is about making a customer feel as though your whole […]

The more I write the more I realise how much I wish I had this book when I was becoming a leader! My goal with LEADERSTRIP is simplify how to lead people on purpose. www.leaderstrip.com When you get right down to it, you lead people. As a leader, your job description is very simple. Create a […]